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Where does “ре́гги” come from?

ре́гги (Russian) comes from English reggae, from Jamaican Creole rege — rags; a quarrel.

Ancestry of “ре́гги”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreggaeA form of music originating in Jamaica and...
2Jamaican Creoleregerags; a quarrel

Words derived from “ре́гги”

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